THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH APRIL, 1896.
All such false and counterfeit coin, and all instruments, tools, and engines adapted and intended for the making or counterfeiting of coin, and all such machines as aforesaid shall, after they have been so seized, be carried before a Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have power, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence or not, to order the forfeiture of such coin, instruments, tools, engines, and machines as aforesaid and the delivery of the same either to the Colonial Treasurer or to any person authorized by him in writing to receive the saine.
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Objects and Reusons.
Ordinance 10 of 1865, which relates to coinago offences contains no clause now in force empowering the Magistrate to issue a search warrant for counterfeit coin or for ins- truments used for making such coin.
This Ordinance is intended to remedy the above defect.
HENRY E. POLLOCK,
Acting Attorney General.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to supplement the provisions of" The Licensing Consolidation Ordinance, 1887."
WH
HEREAS it is expedient to extend the power of forfeiting Chinese undertaker's licences issued under Ordinauce 21 of 1887 to cases in which the holders thereof have not been convicted of any criminal offence:
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Licensing Amendment Ordinance, 1896, and shall be read and construed with Ordinance 21 of 1887.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, to cancel the licence of any Chinese mudertaker, which has been or may here- after be issued, for any misconduct on the part of the licensee in connection with his business of undertaker whether such misconduct amounts to a criminal offence or not.
3. Nothing contained in the preceding section of this Ordinance shall be deemed to in any way amend or affect the power of dealing with a Chinese undertaker's licence which is conferred by section 13 of Ordinance 21 of 1887.
Objects and Reasons.
It having been found by experience that Chinese under- takers do not always properly perform their duties in the case of persons dying of infectious diseases, it has been thought advisable to pass this short Ordinance in order to empower the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, to forfeit a Chinese undertaker's licence for misconduct, whether such misconduct amounts to a criminal offence or not.
Section 3 of the Ordinance preserves to the Registrar General, as the issuing officer, the power which he already possesses under section 13 of Ordinance 21 of 1887 of forfeiting the licence of any Chinese undertaker who has been convicted of any criminal offence.
HENRY E. POLLOCK,
Acting Attorney General.
Title
Preamble.
Short title and construction.
Power to
Governor, with advice of Executive Council, to cancel licence of Chinese undertaker for misconduct.
Saving of pro- visions of section 13 of Ord. 1 of 1887.